I, Naruto Uzumaki, don't need your approval.

Faced with Hashirama Senju's attack, Naruto did not hesitate at all and entered Sage Mode.

The size of the imposing Susanoo also expanded from a dozen meters to over a hundred meters, wielding an orange-red Susanoo sword, and slashed straight at the wooden giant statue of Senju Hashirama.

The wooden giant statue clasped its hands together, trapping the incoming attack of Susanoo's longsword, while the wooden dragon at its waist launched an attack.

However, Kurama had already prepared a Tailed Beast Ball in its mouth and aimed it directly at Hashirama Senju, who was standing above the wooden dummy.

With a deafening roar, a dazzling mushroom cloud exploded on the wooden giant statue. The massive shockwave forced the armored Susanoo and the wooden statue back hundreds of meters, causing varying degrees of damage to both, but they were both recovering at an extremely rapid pace.

The next moment, the two enormous, demon-like figures started fighting again, like a street brawl. Their movements were extremely slow and their lethality was surprisingly low, making it impossible for them to inflict any effective damage.

But for Hinata, Sasuke, and the other reanimated Jinchuriki who were on the edge of the battlefield...

The battle between the two demon gods was so powerful that it was enough to rip the earth apart, turning dense forests into bare bedrock, and even altering the terrain of the surrounding mountains and rivers.

"Is this the battle between the strongest ninjas in the world?"

Rōshi, the Jinchūriki of the Four-Tails after being reanimated, expressed this sentiment: as a Jinchūriki, he could easily change the course of a war and release a Tailed Beast Ball to alter small-scale terrain.

But all of this takes time, requiring several minutes or even tens of minutes of preparation before the Tailed Beast Ball can be released.

It is evident that after witnessing Naruto and Hashirama's battle, Roshi had no doubt that he could not last more than ten seconds against them, including the time required to enter berserk mode.

Former Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Burubi, frowned and said with some confusion, "The one who used Wood Release should be the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju. Who is the other ninja fighting him? Is he from our Kumogakure?"

Yugito, puffing out his cheeks, said, "I think he's the leader of Uzushio Village? It's a village that was established in recent years, and there are Uchiha rogue ninja from Konoha living there. Only A and Killer Bee probably know the specifics."

Brubi sighed and said, "Has the leader of Uzushio Village fallen so low as to be the village chief of Kumogakure?"

"No, Kumogakure still holds a firm place among the top three in the ninja world. However, even though we are both Jinchūriki, the gap between us is too large."

Yugito looked disappointed. After being resurrected, every time she thought about the scenes of her fighting with the Akatsuki members, she would cry at her own stupidity. With her speed, those two immortals could not catch up with her at all.

Yagura looked at Naruto in the distance and said with a light laugh, "I didn't expect Menma to be the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. No wonder he took action against the masked man back then. But judging from the current situation, Utakata should not have fallen into the hands of the Akatsuki."

The Five-Tails Jinchuriki, Han, noticed Yagura and asked with some confusion, "I know you. You are the Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure. You were also targeted by Akatsuki members. When did you die?"

"I died of illness many years ago, and only recently regained consciousness... But once I woke up, I understood many things, such as why Kirigakure could not rise to power, and why the masked man controlled me."

Yagura Karatachi spoke to himself, showing no resentment whatsoever from being resurrected through Edo Tensei.

Sasuke, who had been ignored, instantly appeared in front of the Edo Tensei Jinchuriki and shouted, "Hey, don't start chatting while you're fighting! Show me your full strength and fight me!"

“Uchiha Kazu, we’re not enemies, there’s no need for this.”

"Besides, our orders are to capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. He's your comrade, after all. Why aren't you hurrying to get back Killer Bee? What are you doing messing around with a bunch of dead people?"

Upon hearing this, Sasuke was speechless. He wanted to become a Zuan man, but there were only dead people in front of him, so verbal attacks would probably be ineffective.

Hinata seemed to remember something, took out a series of black rods from her backpack, slowly walked up to the reanimated Jinchuriki, and said with a smile, "Um, I'm sorry, but for Naruto-kun's sake, please accept the seal."

After saying that, Hinata injected the black rods into the bodies of the reanimated jinchūriki, immobilizing them in place.

Just then, Black Zetsu, who was secretly manipulating the Edo Tensei, noticed this scene and quietly approached Hinata using the Levitation Technique, reaching out his hand towards Hinata's ankle.

Prior to this, Black Zetsu had specifically investigated Hinata and realized that she was Naruto's lover.

If we can capture Hinata, Naruto will definitely lose his mind due to anger, making the operation to capture Naruto much easier. We might even be able to coerce Naruto into joining our side.

However, just as Black Zetsu was about to touch Hinata, a gravitational force pulled Black Zetsu out.

Then came a set of 128 palm strikes, which disrupted the chakra circulation within Black Zetsu's body, causing him to spit out a mouthful of black blood. Black Zetsu finally saw Hinata's sky-blue eyes clearly.

Isn't that Hamura's eye?

Black Zetsu felt a wave of fear after being slapped away by the Bagua Palm. Without looking back, he fled into the distance, and during his escape, he couldn't help but start to have all sorts of wild thoughts.

Why does this little Hyuga girl have eyes similar to Hamura's? Did she inherit Hamura's legacy?

If I really accept Hamura's legacy, wouldn't all my actions over the past thousand years have been under Hamura's surveillance, and wouldn't my plan to resurrect my mother never succeed?

After burrowing several kilometers underground, Black Zetsu gradually regained his composure.

Unlike himself, Hagoromo and Hamura were fools who gave up their power and lifespan and chose to believe in ordinary people. They had been dead for a thousand years, and any precautions they had taken would have gradually become ineffective over time.

Moreover, if Hagoromo had truly possessed such great abilities back then, he wouldn't have allowed himself to bewitch Indra.

It was all just a coincidence; Hamura and Hagoromo were not spying on him.

With that thought in mind, Black Zetsu returned to the ground and quietly watched the battle between Naruto and Hashirama.

Naruto's battle as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was beyond his expectations. Even Ashura at his peak was no match for him. Madara Uchiha, that idiot, definitely couldn't beat Naruto in his Edo Tensei state. He had to find a way to revive Madara Uchiha.

In addition, the Gedo Mazo must be resurrected in advance, even if it is in an incomplete form.

After glancing one last time at Naruto in the distance, Black Zetsu disappeared back underground and headed towards the military fortress, where Madara Uchiha should have defeated the Five Kage. It was time to begin the final plan.

The incomplete experimental subject was used to perform the Samsara Rebirth Technique to revive Uchiha Madara.

Chapter 311 God of Ninjas

Sensing that Black Zetsu's chakra had disappeared, Naruto revealed a meaningful smile, and then manipulated his Susanoo to increase the frequency of his attacks.

In addition, the shadow clones that had been fighting Tobirama Senju and the Third Hokage were no longer held back and began to unleash their full power.

With the effect of time reversal, Tobirama Senju's Flying Thunder God Slash was practically useless. After dodging the Flying Thunder God Slash, Naruto appeared behind Tobirama Senju, and the black rod pierced through Tobirama's body.

Dealing with the Third Hokage is even simpler; all it takes is a large number of sealing techniques to seal the elderly Hokage.

After all, the Third Hokage was a well-rounded warrior among Kage-level fighters. The Impure World Reincarnation actually reduced the Third Hokage's combat power, while his own hexagonal strength was even more perfect and flawless than the Third Hokage's.

The Second and Third Hokage, who were confined to the ground and unable to move, could only turn their heads and watch the battle between Naruto and the First Hokage.

From a realistic perspective, they wanted Naruto to win the battle, but deep down they didn't want the First Hokage, whom they regarded as a legend, to be defeated. After all, he was the god of ninjas in their hearts, the ninja who ended the chaos of the world.

Yes, compared to the First Hokage's overwhelming power over all nations, his achievements in ending the chaos and establishing the one-country-one-village system are the reasons why many ninjas in the ninja world are willing to worship the First Hokage as the god of ninjas.

In the war-torn Warring States period, ninjas began fighting as early as three or four years old.

It started as a fight for money and resources, but it evolved into a family feud and became a regular occurrence. No one knew what they were fighting for, but war was happening all around them all the time.

For ninjas of that era, peace was undoubtedly a luxury, and reconciliation among the major clans and the establishment of ninja villages were even more impossible.

But Hashirama Senju did it, and even maintained peace for more than a decade during his lifetime.

This is an incredible thing for the entire ninja world. That's why the Will of Fire, and other ninja village wills similar to the Will of Fire, became the mainstream of the ninja world, rather than killing for the sake of killing.

Therefore, as the successors, they did not want the God of Ninjas to be defeated.

Not far away.

Naruto used Wind Release to decapitate the wooden dragon, and then used a Planetary Tailed Beast Ball to blast open the wooden golem's defenses, revealing a disheveled Hashirama Senju whose impure body was constantly regenerating.

"First Hokage, you should know that in your Edo Tensei state, you are no match for me."

"Furthermore, the restrictions that Hashirama's cells impose on the Edo Tensei should not be able to restrict you, the master. So why are you fighting me with all your might when you could have deliberately held back?"

Hashirama Senju's eyes sharpened, and he said, "On one hand, I want to see the strength of my junior; on the other hand, I want to stop your plan!"

"My plan? What do you know?" Naruto became interested.

Hashirama Senju glanced at the distant military fortress and said, "Madara's plan should be to implement the Eye of the Moon Plan, and your plan should be the same as Madara's before, to use force to rule the entire ninja world."

"You guessed quite a few right, but now that you've unified the Land of Fire, why are you opposing my plans?"

"If I were to rule the ninja world, there would be no more wars. Even if peace could only be maintained for a few decades, it would still be a good thing for the ninja world, just like it was for you back then."

Upon hearing this, Hashirama Senju remained silent for a moment, instinctively refuting Naruto.

But he once unified the entire Land of Fire in this way. However, the Land of Fire is different from the entire ninja world. The Land of Fire itself exists in the world, and the ninja clans living there have similar lifestyles.

But the other four countries are different.

The Land of Earth is a desert on a plateau, the Land of Lightning is filled with mountains and valleys, the Land of Wind and the Land of Water are vast deserts, and the other is isolated overseas.

It can be said that the Land of Fire occupies the most advantageous territory in the ninja world.

It was precisely because of this that he lost the idea of ​​external expansion and did not want to spend time and energy on recuperation and development, placing his hopes for expansion on his descendants.

At this point, Naruto added, "Furthermore, if you had been willing to listen to Madara Uchiha's ideas and rule the ninja world with him, Madara Uchiha wouldn't have gone his own way, and so many things wouldn't have happened later."

After a moment of silence, Hashirama Senju gave a helpless smile; he had been persuaded.

Based on what I learned from Tobirama and the Third Hokage, many things were indeed his fault, such as his handling of the Uchiha clan, his lack of active participation in village management, and his tendency to do things without a clear purpose.

After letting out a soft sigh, Hashirama Senju said to Naruto, "What do you plan to do about Madara? He's probably stronger than me now. You can't change his mind just by trying to persuade him."

Naruto glanced at Hashirama Senju and said, "Of course it's through strength. Only by defeating the Uchiha with your fists will they have any chance of obeying you. You must know that, right?"

"However, after dealing with Madara Uchiha's troubles, I have other things to do."

"Other matters?" Hashirama Senju asked, somewhat puzzled.

Seeing this, Naruto pointed to Sasuke in the distance and said, "Don't you think there's something special about his relationship with Madara Uchiha, or about your relationship with me?"

Hashirama Senju asked in confusion, "We're all men, and we're all very strong?"

Naruto rubbed his forehead and then said, "You and Madara are the same age and strength, and Sasuke and I are about the same age and strength, and we all have the ability to influence the ninja world."

Hashirama Senju seemed to remember something, and frowned as he said, "Now that you mention it, I do remember. My father told me that whenever a clan leader-level powerhouse appears in the Senju clan, a similar powerhouse will also appear in the Uchiha clan, and this happens every few decades. I even told Madara about this back then."

"Do you know the reason behind this?"

Naruto nodded slightly and said, "Of course I know. We are reincarnations. To be precise, we were both influenced by Ashura's chakra, while Madara and Sasuke were influenced by Ashura's chakra."

"That's why our growth rate is different from others, and we are far ahead of our peers."

"And then?" Hashirama Senju frowned, still somewhat confused about Naruto's intentions.

Naruto said somewhat helplessly, "Since we are all reincarnated beings, then who arranged this reincarnation? What do they intend to gain through our reincarnation?"

"To find out the truth behind this, I must gain power surpassing all reincarnated beings before I can stand before that person and seek the truth."

Chapter 312 Orochimaru and the Rinne Rebirth Technique

Meanwhile, Black Zetsu arrived near the military fortress and observed the situation on the battlefield from the shadows.

When Black Zetsu saw the Five Kage still active on the battlefield, he couldn't help but frown. With Madara Uchiha's strength in his Edo Tensei form, and having even used the Advent of the Flower Tree World technique, he shouldn't be unable to deal with the Five Kage.

Could there be some unexpected change in this situation?

Soon, Black Zetsu discovered Kakashi, who was also active on the edge of the battlefield, and immediately understood everything.

Kakashi not only possesses Obito's Kamui Eye, but also has mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique. With him assisting him, even Madara Uchiha would find it difficult to effectively harm the Five Kage.